ăn vụng

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn +‎ vụng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ vʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ vʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ vʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [ʔaŋ˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Verb

to eat on the sly
Nam ơi, mày ăn vụng bánh của anh đúng không?
Hey Nam, you ate my cake on the sly, am I right?

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